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klr 650 is the xr 80/100/200 of adventure bikes
affordable, rideable, dependable
How much bump do you think they experienced because Indian Scout was mentioned in a radio song?
I'm not so sure that the next generation will fully replace BMW customers.
Ducati and Triumph have made efforts to capture the younger generations, their motocross bikes being one example.
This right here.
Market growth is in the entry level/ midsize road bikes, that's what sells, not only in Asia but increasingly so in Europe and North America as well.
Off-road bikes are just a blip on the radar, what you see on the track or in the woods does not relate much to global sales.
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I don't think that bump was much. The big Indians are a desirable product from guys I know that are members of the cruiser crowd (I'm not one of them). A good number of them tell me when they are going to buy a new bike again that they will go Indian and sell their H-D. Biggest issue I still see for Indian is a lack of dealership options compared to their H-D competition.
Most of that crowd IMO doesn't want to deal with a multi-line dealership. They want to see their accessories up front and not have to walk around the dirt bike or other street accessories to get to it. They want to go to a parts counter that has people who specialize in only their cruiser parts. Same with service. And I get it. I mean, we all question the parts guys that can't identify the difference in the same part from one year of a 450 to another one. From my dealership employment experiences it is a different demographic and to succeed you need to cater to it. Justifiable or not, there were good reasons most H-D dealers treated Buell as a red-headed stepchild and stashed them in a back corner.
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Kawasaki Surges to #1 in U.S. Motorcycle Sales: What’s Driving the Shift? - bikenrider.com
Kawasaki is the new top-selling motorcycle brand in the US
How about the HD focus on DEI and electric? Could it have pushed customers to Indian? Didn't HD clean house after they realized it wasn't working?
Adventure bikes are far and away the largest category of bikes sold
I'm not surprised with Kawi's cheap new dirt bikes and they are killing the small bike market with the Ninja 300s and 400s. Ninja 400s where dominating lightweight racing at the local level last I checked. Because they could compete in the smaller classes. I raced my R3 and would get passed like I was standing still by Ninja 400s on the straights.
Not to mention lightweight bikes in roadracing are dramatically cheaper to run especially tire wise. Those entry bikes are also great on the road, they have enough power to get around without being an intimidating beast that 600s and other bikes like them can be. Kawi is also one of the few brands still offering a 600cc I4 sport bike that is receiving updates Yamaha doesnt have the R6 on the road anymore, which was the most popular for the longest. The GSXR 600 hasnt been updated in a very long time, and still looks horrific. 07 GSXR 750 is my favorite sport bike period.
Just think if they came out with a 2 stroke 300 moto and woods specific bike. They would've crushed the competition for the forseeable future!
I think Harley will be gone before they figure that out.
Pan american adventure bike is a great example. Way too heavy, complex and expensive.
We won't even talk about live wire, their ev experiment.
At least they have a new CEO that started off by talking to dealers about serious issues they need to address.
Everyone is/was doing the DEI thing. Just some more public than others. The people complaining the loudest about H-D were the same people who complain about H-D regardless. They weren't buying new bikes anyways.
LiveWire was so insignificant I don't think it did squat to negatively affect legacy sales. If anything, it screwed dealers who had to invest in showroom space and training techs.
There are more people pissed about the Bronx being axed than LiveWire.
I think the general state of the economy will have a greater impact than anything. Motorcycles are toys and when the disposable income goes away so do sales.
It's much easier to sell a used bike for for under 5k then 8k the other brands . I just picked up a last gen. 23 hr used kx for 3500 which I like better anyway , main bike is 25 350
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